The NFL is expected to officially expand their regular season schedule to 17 games this week, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter.
NFL is expected to expand the regular season schedule this week to 17 games. The league had played a 16-game regular season schedule since 1978, by far the longest stretch without a change in NFL history.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 28, 2021
This expansion has been long expected. The new collective bargaining agreement that was agreed upon last year allowed the league to expand to 17 games as soon as 2021.